Minnesota health officials say the small increase in the state’s obesity rate is disappointing, given the investments in walking paths, farmers markets and other strategies to promote healthy living.
Hot yoga lovers will be able to get their fix in Duluth.
Here are a few ways you can take full advantage of all the season has to offer.
Congressman Rick Nolan came to Duluth to participate in a round-table talk about mental health with a focus on youth. Â
According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the 10th leading cause for deaths in the United States.
Smokers have a much greater risk for type 2 diabetes than people who never smoked.
Happiness, bright pigments and glitter filled Bayfront Park Sunday.
The third annual Cruise for Cancer was held Saturday. The event kicked off at Kmart in West Duluth.
The third annual Cruisin for Cancer will kick off Saturday.
What you should know if you’d like to attend The Duluth Library Foundation’s Learning & Libations.
The Northland Heart Walk will honor a stroke survivor at their walk Saturday.Â
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and starting Friday, Duluth will be bringing awareness to the disease as the aerial lift bridge and Enger Tower will be lit up in teal.
Thursday, families in Duluth’s Hillside neighborhoods celebrated the harvest at Myers–Wilkins Elementary.
If you want a better workout, try a little caffeine before you lace up your tennis shoes.
If you’ve ever reached for a pain reliever or other medicine and it has an old expiration date, don’t throw it out.
After months of being on a machine to keep her alive a 1-year-old has finally received a life-saving transplant.
Today, with so much information on the internet, it’s hard not to get online and self- diagnose.
The Downtown Farmer’s Market was full of fall harvest crops Tuesday, including corn, squash, pumpkins and carrots.
The NorthShore Inline Marathon celebrates 20 years this weekend.Â
You may not be saving any calories by drinking diet soda.
According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, an estimated one in 50 people have an un-ruptured brain aneurysm.Â
“Just try to get some rest and stretch a little bit, crack my back and we’ll see what happens,” UWS student and Veteran Thomas Naughton said.
The project was sponsored by Essentia health, whose employees also worked alongside Habitat for Humanity to make safer living conditions a reality for Peggy.
“Carrots, squash, beans, potatoes,” Lincoln Park Middle School student Abby Longnaker said.
Hitting the road on two-wheels is a great way to get some exercise. However, an increasing number of adults riding bikes are getting injured.
The wellness center will be named the “Essentia Health Regional Wellness Center” after Essentia Health, who donated 2 Million dollars to the project.
This comes from a recent study that found the diabetes rate is even higher in Asians, blacks and Hispanics.
Healthcare officials encourage randomly selected households to participate in a health survey.Â
The average healthy brain has more than 100 billion nerve cells which record and recall memories and tell our bodies what to do.
Nail fungus is contagious and causes visual changes in the nail.
Some local hospitals have been seeing an uptick in sinus and allergy-related visits.Â
After cancer patients battle chemotherapy and surgery, the fight is not over.
The warning follows the deaths of two young men last year who died after using the stimulant.
A new grant is helping Essentia Health deliver a special service to patients in rural areas.
Tuesday night a Hermantown boy and his family shared memories from their trip of a lifetime.
For the first time in 35 years, college students are consuming more pot than cigarettes, according to an annual study done by the University of Michigan.
The Douglas County Health Department reports a dead crow found in Douglas County August 25, 2015 has tested positive for the West Nile virus.
Dealing with cancer treatment can take a lot of a patient. Now, there’s a non-traditional way to help make it a bit more manageable.
More than 400 athletes put their endurance to the test in one of the fastest growing sports.
The Minnesota Shoe Drive is asking people to donate new or almost new shoes, boots, socks or gift cards.
A South Range toddler is in the fight of her life as she awaits a life-saving heart transplant at the Mayo Clinic.
The meeting focused on the groups opposition to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s, proposed federal healthcare policies.
Local students are conducting research to help cure a disease that’s known as one of the top five killers in the world.
Construction is almost finished on a mini cottage that could be yours if you’re willing to bid.
About three and a half million people in the U.S. have anemia, making it one of the most common blood disorders.
In 2005, millions of dollars were spent to clean out contaminated sediment from a popular piece of land in Superior. Ten years later, that area known as the Hog Island Inlet, is still being called unsafe and harmful to anybody who steps foot on it.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services made a stop in Duluth Thursday to gain some insight.
A new report finds the U.S. childhood obesity rate has climbed much more than in neighboring Canada.
Skin cancer is almost always curable if it’s caught and treated early.
The ongoing debate about e-cigarettes has taken a new turn.
